Here's something to think about as you try to jump start your career in 2010: More often than not the simple fact that you're a woman in the workplace means you're treated differently than your male counterparts. You could be the hardest working go-getter in your office, but if you, like a lot of women, aren't making your boss aware of your accomplishments, you may be sabotaging your own career prospects, says executive coach and author Ann Daly, PhD, who points out that overall women continue to be

There are two sets of body language cues that followers look for in leaders: warmth (empathy, likability, caring) and authority (power, credibility, status). Although I know several leaders of both sexes who do not fit the stereotypes, I've also observed that gender differences in body language most often do align with these two groupings. Women are the champions in the warmth and empathy arena but lose out with power and authority cues.

In recent years much has been written about the war for talent and the problems of retaining top talent. Despite this concern with talent, organizations often fail to fully capitalize on an important source of talent, namely the women they already employ.